| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
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| Overall Score | 61.37 |
| Liaison | Suzanne Davis |
| Submission Date | Oct. 26, 2020 |
University of Queensland
EN-7: Employee Educators Program
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2.23 / 3.00 |
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Part 1. Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer, sustainability educators program
7,275
Total number of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
6,872
Percentage of employees served by a peer-to-peer sustainability outreach and education program:
94.46
1st program
Green Office Program
A brief description of the employee educators program (1st program):
UQ's Green Office Program is a network of Representatives across campus that act as ambassadors for sustainability. The program includes:
- training
- surveys to measure environmental performance
- regular seminars
- newsletters
- a wealth of resource digital posters and fact sheets
- networking opportunities
- Annual reporting
The program commenced in 2005 and has grown to cover over 90% of University areas.
Details on the program can be found online, including links to resource posters, the survey tool, newsletters and annual reports
A detailed survey is completed upon joining the program and at regular intervals (annually or at a timeframe appropriate to the specific area) to measure sustainability performance and monitor improvements over time. A key feature is to use the survey data to celebrate successes and strong sustainability performance and also to inform planning for future sustainability initiatives targeted to specific areas for improvements.
- training
- surveys to measure environmental performance
- regular seminars
- newsletters
- a wealth of resource digital posters and fact sheets
- networking opportunities
- Annual reporting
The program commenced in 2005 and has grown to cover over 90% of University areas.
Details on the program can be found online, including links to resource posters, the survey tool, newsletters and annual reports
A detailed survey is completed upon joining the program and at regular intervals (annually or at a timeframe appropriate to the specific area) to measure sustainability performance and monitor improvements over time. A key feature is to use the survey data to celebrate successes and strong sustainability performance and also to inform planning for future sustainability initiatives targeted to specific areas for improvements.
A brief description of the employee educators program’s target audience (1st program):
The program enables to staff to participate as an ambassador for sustainability in their workplace. Training, an ongoing seminar series, newsletters and competitions are held each semester keeping which the employee educators informed and updated on sustainability initiatives. These educators (called Representatives within UQ) then share knowledge and information with their peers. Representatives are encouraged to invite peers to participate in seminars and run competitions in their workplaces to engage their peers in sustainability.
Number of trained employee educators (1st program):
78
Number of weeks the employee educators program is active annually (1st program):
48
Average or expected number of hours worked weekly per trained employee educator (1st program):
1
Total number of hours worked annually by trained employee educators (1st program):
3,744
Website URL where information about the employee educators program is available (1st program) :
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Part 2. Educator hours per employee served by a peer-to-peer program
3,744
Hours worked annually by trained employee sustainability educators per employee served by a peer-to-peer program:
0.51
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Representatives in the program work on average 1 hour per week. This is a conservative figure as many Representatives spend many more hours involved in a variety of initiatives. The minimum number of hours expected upon joining the program is 30 minutes allowing flexibility in commitment within other work demands.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.